Central Ohio Today

There were 440 eighth grade students enrolled in Logan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 18.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Bellefontaine Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 156 students.

Within Logan County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Logan County ranked 60th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 5,735 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was ranked 61st the year before.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School name	# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Bellefontaine Middle School	156	31.4	497
Benjamin Logan Middle School	128	25.8	496
Indian Lake Middle School	111	27.6	402
Riverside High School	45	18	250
Riverside Elementary School	0	0	301
Bellefontaine Intermediate School	0	0	465
Benjamin Logan Elementary School	0	0	643
Indian Lake Elementary School	0	0	516
Bellefontaine Elementary School	0	0	568
Bellefontaine High School	0	0	670
Benjamin Logan High School	0	0	488
Indian Lake High School	0	0	437